Portable area security enclosure kit

Abstract

A portable security wall for isolating an area on the ground includes an enclosure wall comprised of a plurality of sections, a plurality of post members for mounting the wall on the ground, and a plurality of weighted post support members for supporting the post members. The wall can be made of separate rigid sections or, alternatively, a continuous flexible band with a plurality of longitudinally-spaced pockets for receiving the post members. The pockets define the sections of the wall. The wall can also be made of separate flexible sections which may be wound on or unwound from elongated shaft members by applying a rotary force, e.g., through use of a motor. The wall may be made tall to block the public's view of the area and two tall walls may be connected together to form a canopy.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A portable area security wall structure comprising: a wall comprised of a plurality of sections having predetermined lengths and widths, said wall being formed of a flexible band of material having longitudinally-spaced pocket means extending at least partially along the width of said band defining said plurality of sections, said band being continuous and being made of a light-reflecting material, said pocket means being formed integrally with said band;   a plurality of post members for mounting said wall on the ground, adjacent sections of said wall having cooperating means at adjacent longitudinal ends thereof for attachment of the adjacent sections to respective post members, said pocket means receiving said post members; and   a plurality of weighted post support members for supporting said post members, and thereby said wall, on the ground, each of said post support members having an opening for receiving a lower end of a post member in an erected condition of said wall.   
     
     
       2. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said plurality of sections comprises a substantially rectangular plate having hinge means at opposite longitudinal ends thereof defining at least partially said cooperating means. 
     
     
       3. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said plurality of sections is made of a light-reflecting plastic material. 
     
     
       4. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein one of said longitudinal edges of said band has a folded portion fastened to the main portion of said band and forming a plurality of blind holes corresponding to the number and position of said plurality of pockets for receiving upper ends of respective post members in the erected condition of the enclosure wall. 
     
     
       5. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein said post members are freely received in said pockets. 
     
     
       6. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein said post members are fixedly secured in said pockets. 
     
     
       7. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein said support members have wheels. 
     
     
       8. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein said enclosure wall is a band of flexible material having slits in it to allow wind to pass through the wall. 
     
     
       9. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 8 wherein the slits have a U shape. 
     
     
       10. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein the wall structure may be folded accordion style, and further including a housing in which said folded wall structure may be stored. 
     
     
       11. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 1 further including: a second wall supported by a plurality of second post members, said second post members being supported on the ground by second support members,   roof bars connecting the tops of the posts of said wall to the tops of posts of said second wall, and   roof material supported by said roof bars, whereby a canopy is formed.   
     
     
       12. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 10 wherein the connected posts of the wall, posts of the second wall and roof bars are formed as a continuous curved member. 
     
     
       13. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 10 wherein the support members have wheels. 
     
     
       14. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 10 further including a housing and wherein the canopy has an inner section and an outer section with the outer section being outermost when stored in the housing, the wall and roof material being flexible so the canopy may be folded and stored in the housing. 
     
     
       15. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 14 further including an electric motor and wherein the support members have wheels, at least one wheel on the outer section being driven by the electric motor. 
     
     
       16. A portable area security wall structure comprising: a wall comprised of a plurality of sections having predetermined lengths and widths;   a plurality of post members for mounting said wall on the ground, adjacent sections of said wall having cooperating means at adjacent longitudinal ends thereof for attachment of the adjacent sections to respective post members; and   a plurality of weighted post support members for supporting said post members, and thereby said wall, on the ground, each of said post support members having an opening for receiving a lower end of a post member in an erected condition of said wall, each of said plurality of sections including a shaft member and a panel made of a flexible material, said flexible material having fixedly attached at one of its opposite longitudinal edges to said shaft member, said wall structure further comprising a plurality of flexible rotational torque transmitting members extending through respective post members for rotatably connecting shaft members of adjacent sections with each other, and drive means for rotating said shaft members in opposite directions to thereby unwind and wind said enclosure wall.   
     
     
       17. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 16 wherein each of said flexible rotational torque transmitting members is a wound coil spring detachably secured between ends of respective shaft members. 
     
     
       18. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 16 wherein said drive means comprises an electric motor and quick disconnect coupling means for connecting said electric motor with one of said shaft members. 
     
     
       19. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 16 wherein each of said plurality of sections includes a stiffening rod secured at opposite longitudinal edges of a respective panel. 
     
     
       20. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein said band has opposite end sections, each of said end sections having an outer end and hook-like means at said outer ends cooperating with hinge hook-like means of the other of said opposite end sections for receiving a post member, said sections being arranged to enclose an area so that the end sections abut each other, one of said end sections serving as a door and having means for stiffening said door. 
     
     
       21. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 20 wherein said stiffening means comprises two pairs of diagonally opposed pockets formed integrally with said one end section and two rod members received in said two pairs of pockets, respectively. 
     
     
       22. A portable area security wall structure comprising: a wall comprised of a plurality of sections having predetermined lengths and widths;   a plurality of post members for mounting said wall on the ground, adjacent sections of said wall having cooperating means at adjacent longitudinal ends thereof for attachment of the adjacent sections to respective post members;   a plurality of weighted post support members for supporting said post members, and thereby said wall, on the ground, each of said post support members having opening for receiving a lower end of a post member in an erected condition of said wall; and   at least one leg projecting from a post for providing lateral stability to the wall.   
     
     
       23. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 22 wherein each post has one leg projecting therefrom, a leg on a post being on the opposite side of the wall from the legs on the adjacent posts. 
     
     
       24. A portable area security wall structure as set in claim 22 wherein there are legs projecting from both sides of each post. 
     
     
       25. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 22 wherein the leg has a vertical section with a top end and a bottom end extending to the ground, said vertical section being at a distance from the posts, and   at least one generally horizontal section extending from the top end of the vertical section to the post.   
     
     
       26. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 25 wherein the generally horizontal section is at an angle to the horizontal. 
     
     
       27. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 25 wherein the generally horizontal section is a horizontal bar extending from the end of the vertical section and further including a second horizontal section extending from a location between the ends of the vertical section to the post. 
     
     
       28. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 22 further including a wheel at the bottom of the vertical section. 
     
     
       29. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 22 wherein the vertical and generally horizontal sections are pivotally connected to the leg and can be folded against the post for storage. 
     
     
       30. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 22 wherein at least one of the post and leg is made of telescoping sections. 
     
     
       31. A portable area security wall structure as set forth in claim 22 further including bars extending between the upper ends of the posts, and wherein at least one of the post, bar and leg is made of telescoping sections and the wall is formed of flexible material supported by the bar. 
     
     
       32. A portable area security wall structure comprising: a wall comprised of a plurality of sections having predetermined lengths and widths;   a plurality of post members for mounting said wall on the ground, adjacent sections of said wall having cooperating means at adjacent longitudinal ends thereof for attachment of the adjacent sections to respective post members; and   a plurality of weighted post support members for supporting said post members, and thereby said wall, on the ground, each of said post support members having an opening for receiving a lower end of a post member in an erected condition of said wall, the wall structure may be folded accordion style;   a housing in which said folded wall structure may be stored, the post supports being wheels, the wall structure having two end sections, one end section being innermost in the housing and one end section being outermost when said wall structure is stored in the housing; and   an electric motor coupled to the wheel on the outermost section for withdrawing the wall structure from, and returning the wall section to, the housing by means of rotation of the wheel by the electric motor.